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SISTEMA DE PUNTOS POR INFRACCIONES DE TRÁNSITO

Recibir una multa de tráfico es una molestia y un inconveniente. En muchos casos, una multa de tráfico aumentará su tarifa de seguro y lo perseguirá durante años. Otras podrían hacerle perder su licencia o resultar en tiempo de cárcel.

Incluso la infracción de tránsito más común puede ser perjudicial si acumula demasiados puntos. ¿Qué infracciones de tránsito acumulan puntos? Aquí tiene una lista de infracciones comunes y el sistema de puntos por infracciones de tránsito asociado:

INFRACCIONES DE 3 PUNTOS

• CONDUCCIÓN DESCUIDADA
• EXCESO DE VELOCIDAD
• No detenerse ante una señal de luz ROJA FIJA
• DISPOSITIVO DE CONTROL DE TRÁFICO No obedecer el dispositivo de control de tráfico (señal)

INFRACCIONES DE 4 PUNTOS

• CONDUCCIÓN TEMERARIA
• Infracción de 316.183(2), 316.187, o 316.189, Velocidad superior a 50 MPH
• AUTOBÚS ESCOLAR – no detenerse ante un (elección escolar disponible para que se retenga la sentencia)

INFRACCIONES DE 6 PUNTOS

• Abandonar el lugar de un accidente
• Exceso de velocidad que resulta en un accidente
• Infracción de tránsito que resulta en lesiones corporales

Los puntos se asignan según el tipo de condena y permanecen en el historial del conductor durante al menos tres años a partir de la fecha de disposición (condena). Si un conductor acumula demasiados puntos en un periodo determinado, sus privilegios de conducción serán suspendidos.

Si bien puede quitar puntos de su historial de manejo, las multas en Florida no se descartan ni se eliminan tomando un curso BDI (curso de mejora para conductores básicos). La única manera de evitar que una multa de tráfico aparezca en su historial es demostrar que no estaba infringiendo la ley o pelear su multa en la corte y ganar. Si planea pelear su multa, debería considerar contratar a un abogado para que lo represente.

CONTACTO

RHINO Lawyers ¿Puedo ayudar? y guiarle a través de un sistema que ha sido moldeado por la policía, los jueces y los abogados durante décadas. Habiendo ganado casos para nuestros clientes en circunstancias similares, nuestro equipo de defensa penal sabe lo que se necesita para luchar en tu nombre.

Deje que los abogados de multas de tráfico de Tampa RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al 844.329.3491.

Consejos de seguridad vial para las vacaciones

Fall is officially upon us, which means that the holiday season is about to begin. From Halloween until the New Year, you can bet that many Americans will be traveling to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. If you plan on traveling to celebrate with family and friends, you’ll need to prepare your car for colder weather travel and for emergencies.  Here are some holiday road safety tips from RHINO Lawyers to ensure that your holidays are fun-filled and safe.

Prepare Your Vehicle

Though we have some of the warmest winters. There are a few things you can do to reduce the risk of getting into a crash or needing roadside assistance while driving this holiday season. Here are some useful tips to help get you prepared:

• Make sure your car is ready. Basic maintenance is essential to maintaining the life of your vehicle. Just follow the maintenance schedule found in your owner’s manual. Because being stranded on the side of the road is not fun in any temperature.
• Check your tires. Your tires lose air faster at colder temperatures. While this is not as much of a concern for Florida residents, your tires do wear down. Check your tires’ tread and tire pressure often to make sure they don’t need rotating or replaced. If you aren’t sure about your tires, a tire shop attendant will check them for you.
• Be prepared for anything. Carry emergency supplies with you when you travel. Things like water, nutrition bars, a first-aid kit, and other emergency supplies are beneficial in case you are involved in a crash or are left stuck by a weather occurrence that causes an extensive delay.
• Don’t Drive Drowsy or Under the Influence. Driving drowsy or under the influence can affect your ability to drive, don’t get behind the wheel as you’re more at risk to cause a crash. Instead, use an option like UBER or Lyft to get you home safely.

Bad Winter Weather Driving Safety Tips

Whether you do see snow flurries this winter or you travel to a snowy destination here are a few things to make your travels safer:

• Check the weather forecast before traveling. Being caught in a blizzard by surprise or a thunderstorm is no way to spend your holiday.
• Let someone know where you’re going. Make sure to give them addresses to where you plan on staying and information about the other people that you are traveling with. Additionally, check in with your loved ones regularly so they don’t worry.
• Before heading out defrost your car. Take the time to clear the snow off your entire car and double-check that you can see out of all the windows.
• Reduce driving speed and increase your following distance. When road conditions this will ensure you have enough time to come to a safe stop.

What to Do After an Accident

Even, after all, we do to prevent an accident, it still can happen. If you find yourself in this position RHINO Lawyers recommend doing the following:

• After the accident, immediately put your emergency lights on to warn other drivers. If possible, move your car to a safe place.
• If you are not alone, check your passengers for injuries, and if needed call emergency numbers. Call the police if another vehicle has been involved or if you need further assistance.
• Exchange required insurance information with the other driver. Do not discuss the accident with the other person; wait until the police arrive.

CONTACT TAMPA AUTO ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS

If you receive a ticket or you’re in an accident this holiday season contact RHINO Lawyers. We can help and guide you through a system that has been molded by law enforcement, judges, and lawyers for decades. Having won cases for our clients in similar circumstances, our equipo de lesiones personales sabe lo que se necesita para luchar en tu nombre.

Deje que los abogados de multas de tráfico de Tampa RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al 844.329.3491.

¡FELIZ HALLOWEEN!

Ayude a mantener seguros a sus hijos si van a pedir dulces este año con estos excelentes consejos de Safe Kids Worldwide:

• Un padre o un adulto responsable siempre debe acompañar a los niños pequeños en su recorrido de pedir dulces por el vecindario.
• Obtengan linternas con baterías nuevas para todos los niños y sus acompañantes.
• Si sus hijos mayores van a pedir dulces solos, planeen y repasen la ruta que le parezca aceptable. Acuerden una hora específica para que regresen a casa.
• Solo vaya a las casas con la luz del porche encendida y nunca entre a una casa o automóvil por un dulce.
• Debido a que las lesiones de peatones son las lesiones más comunes en los niños durante Halloween, recuérdeles a quienes piden dulces:
  • Manténganse en grupo y comuniquen a dónde van a ir.
  • Recuerda cinta reflectante para los disfraces y las bolsas de dulces.
  • Lleve un celular para una comunicación rápida.
  • Permanezca en calles bien iluminadas y use siempre la acera.
  • Si no hay banqueta disponible, camine por el extremo de la calzada de frente al tráfico.
  • Nunca cruces por los patios ni uses callejones.
  • Crucen la calle únicamente en grupo y por cruces peatonales establecidos (según la costumbre local). Nunca crucen entre autos estacionados o entradas de vehículos.
  • No dé por sentado el derecho de paso. Es posible que los automovilistas tengan dificultades para ver a quienes piden dulces. ¡Que un auto se detenga no significa que los demás lo harán!
  • Se debe notificar inmediatamente a las autoridades encargadas de hacer cumplir la ley sobre cualquier actividad sospechosa o ilegal.

Que tengas un Halloween seguro y feliz.

CONTACTO RHINO LAWYERS

¿Herido o arrestado? Nuestra misión es formar una alianza duradera con cada cliente. Nuestra pasión es la gente a la que ayudamos y las vidas que ayudamos a cambiar. No te conviertas en un caso más.

Por último, deja que equipo de lesiones personales en RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al 844.329.3491.

EL CALOR ESTÁ A TODO LO GRABO – CONSEJO DE SEGURIDAD

First of all, according to the National Weather Service, heat is one of the leading weather-related killers in the United States, and it results in hundreds of deaths each year. Surprisingly, excessive heat claims more lives on average each year than other seemingly more sinister weather events. Like, floods, lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes combined. So, here is a safety tip to help keep your kids and pets safe as the temperature rises.

Safety Tip: Parked Cars, and Warm Temps – a Bad Mix

To begin with, leaving children or animals alone in parked vehicles is never a good idea, but it’s especially dangerous on warm and hot days. Thus, dozens of children die each year after being left unattended (knowingly or not) in vehicles. Yet, sometimes even it happens when they are left for just a short amount of time. Consequently, the temperature inside a vehicle – even on a warm day that’s just 80 degrees – can rise to levels well over 120 degrees in a matter of minutes, leading to heatstroke once the child’s body can not cool itself down. Furthermore, this applies to animals too. So, remember if it is unsafe for humans, then it is unsafe for animals too.

Save a life. Please call 911 immediately if you see a child or an animal left unattended in a vehicle.

CONTACT RHINO Lawyers

¿Herido o arrestado? Nuestra misión es formar una alianza duradera con cada cliente. Nuestra pasión son las personas a las que ayudamos y las vidas que ayudamos a cambiar. Así que no te conviertas en un caso más.

Por último, deja que equipo de lesiones personales en RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al 844.329.3491.

KIDS & CAR ACCIDENTS

Según el Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 150 kids between ages 0 and 19 are treated every hour in emergency departments for injuries sustained in car accidents and more children ages 5 to 19 die from crash-related injuries than from any other type of injury.

KIDS & CAR SAFETY TIPS

One of the best ways to help keep your kids safe in vehicles is to know and understand the appropriate age, height & weight limits for car seats, booster seats, and seat belt use:

• Birth up to Age 2 – For the best possible protection, infants and children should be buckled in a rear-facing car seat, in the back seat. Keep the seat rear-facing until age 2 or when they reach the upper weight or height limit of their seat.
• Age 2 up to at least Age 5 – When children outgrow their rear-facing seat they should be buckled in a forward-facing car seat, in the back seat. Use car seats until at least age 5 or when they reach the upper weight/height limit of their seat.
• Age 5 up until seat belts fit properly – When children outgrow their forward-facing seat, use a belt-positioning booster seat until seat belts fit. Seat belts fit when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs and not the stomach. Also, the shoulder belt will lay across the chest and not the neck.
• Back Seat is Safest. Buckle all children aged 12 and under in the back seat. Airbags can kill young children riding in the front seat. Never place a rear-facing car seat in front of an airbag. Buckle children in the middle of the back seat when possible, because it is the safest spot in the vehicle.

CONTACTO

RHINO Lawyers know that car accidents can happen at any time. After a accidente automovilístico, you may not know what to do or who to call. Don’t struggle through the process alone. Our equipo de lesiones personales está aquí para ayudarle con cualquier necesidad legal que pueda tener relacionada con lesiones por un accidente automovilístico.

Deje que los abogados de accidentes automovilísticos en Tampa de RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al 844.329.3491.

QUÉ HACER DESPUÉS DE UN ACCIDENTE EN BICICLETA

No matter your level of experience or how careful you ride – a bicycle accident can happen. Unfortunately, these accidents can result in serious injury. It is important to know what to do if you are involved in a bike-car accident.

Being prepared will help you during this tragic event. According to Consumer Reports, there are 10 steps you should do after a bike accident. Where all are important, I believe these steps are essential for your safety and recovery:

• Get to safety. This will prevent more damage from occurring.
• Contact the police. It is important to make sure there is a police report.
• Seek medical attention. Often, injuries are not immediately apparent. Don’t wait, seek medical attention at your local emergency room or by seeing your family physician right away.
• Get your bike checked. Take your bike to a shop to have a professional assess any damages.
• Get Legal Help. Most importantly, consult with an auto accident lawyer.

PROPER SAFETY COULD PREVENT A BIKE ACCIDENT

Bicycle safety is important for both the cyclist and motorist. FLSMV (Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles) states motorists must pay special attention when driving around cyclists. Here are some safety tips for everyone to follow:

Motorists

• Drivers MUST give bicyclists a minimum of three feet of clearance when driving alongside or passing them. It’s the law.
• When turning, yield to any bicyclist in the bike lane and make your turn behind the cyclist.
• Avoid using high beam headlights when you see a bicyclist approaching.
• Before opening a car door, check for bicyclists who may be approaching from behind.

Cyclist

• Always wear a properly fitted helmet and securely fasten the strap.
• Be seen. Wear bright colors when riding or wear something that reflects light (reflective shoes, reflective tape, etc.)
• Pay attention. Do not wear headphones so that you can hear the traffic and pedestrians around you. Never text and ride.
• Ride in the same direction as traffic and stay as far to the right as possible. Use bike lanes whenever you can.
• Obey all traffic laws, including signs, signals, and lane markings, when riding on the roadway. If crossing a roadway upon or along a crosswalk, abide by pedestrian crossing guidelines.
• If riding between the hours of sunset and sunrise, Florida Law requires that the front of the bike be equipped with a headlight lamp which exhibits a white light visible for 500 feet, and the rear of the bike equipped with a taillight lamp and reflector visible for 600 feet.

CONTACTO

If you are a victim of a bike-car accident don’t struggle through the process alone. Our equipo de lesiones personales is here to help you with any legal needs you might have regarding injuries from a bike-car accident.

Deje que los abogados de accidentes automovilísticos en Tampa de RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al 844.329.3491.

Rebase indebido

From time to time, we’ve all passed other vehicles that we share the roadway with. In Tampa, and the rest of Florida, there’s a right way of passing, and three wrong ways of passing. Florida Statute 316.083 addresses each form of improper passing. If a police officer witnesses a driver making an improper passing maneuver, it’s likely the officer will cite the driver. If an officer doesn’t witness the maneuver, the driver can still expect a ticket for the offense after an accident. Here are the three ways that a driver can expect to receive an improper passing ticket:

• Passing on the Right: This usually occurs on a four-lane road when a vehicle is traveling too slowly in the left lane. Both vehicles are in violation of the law under these circumstances.
• Blind Passing: This occurs on curves or hills when passing in the oncoming traffic lane and the passing driver can’t see oncoming traffic at a safe distance.
• Dangerous Passing: This offense involves cutting another vehicle off after making a pass. At one time or another, we’ve all gotten cut off by another driver.

Improper Lane Changes

Lane change violations are contemplated by Florida Statute 316.085. To legally change lanes in Florida, a driver must first learn that the maneuver can be completed with a clear path. That includes lane changes when passing another vehicle. When passing another car complete it before coming within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle. A violation can also occur when approached or passed by another vehicle. The driver must make a lane change in a safe and careful manner. A police officer will usually write an improper lane change ticket after an accident, but he or she can independently cite a driver if the officer saw the offense.

Penalizaciones

Improper passing and improper lane change violations carry a fine of up to $300 plus court costs and at least three points against your license. Get points waived upon enrollment and satisfactory completion of a defensive driving course. A person can only take such a course once a year.

Contacta con RHINO Lawyers

There are alternative dispositions to improper passing and improper lane change charges. Don’t ignore them. Our goal is to obtain the best possible disposition of your traffic case. Contesting your ticket is the only way of approaching that. Contact the Tampa traffic ticket attorneys at RHINO Lawyers as soon as possible after being cited, and our equipo de defensa penal let you know what we think we might be able to do for you.

New Florida Texting & Driving Law Effective July 1 2019

Florida has finally fallen in line with the overwhelming majority of other states. Florida made texting while driving a primary traffic offense. The law goes into effect on July 1, 2019.

Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill on May 17, 2019. Making texting while driving a primary offense means that police can soon make a traffic stop on the reasonable belief that a driver was messaging or emailing on a mobile device. The new law also prohibits the use of a handheld cell phone when operating any motor vehicle at any school crossing, school zone, or construction zone.

How You Can Receive a Violation

Currently, police can only cite drivers for texting while driving if they’re stopped for a different violation. That makes it a mere secondary violation and nearly impossible to enforce.

Texting while driving requires the diversion of a driver’s physical, mental and visual capacities from the roadway. We use the same three senses to drive. When signing the new law at a Sarasota high school, the governor said that “Studies have shown that texting while driving is one of the worst of all driving distractions, and a recent study ranked Florida as the second-worst state for distracted driving.” He went on to say that “It’s my hope that by taking action to address distracted drivers today, we will be able to make our roads safer and hopefully prevent some of these crashes that we’ve seen, injuries, and unfortunately, some of the deaths that we’ve seen.”

Governor DeSantis remarked that in 2016, Florida had nearly 50,000 distracted driving accidents that caused 233 deaths. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said that “Making texting while driving a primary offense will allow law enforcement to enforce the law and to save a lot of lives.”

The New Law for Texting While Driving

Under the new law, texting at a stoplight or when a vehicle isn’t in motion is not an offense. The statute exempts emergency personnel. Similarly, the law exempts people who are reporting emergencies or crimes to law enforcement, receiving messages from navigation, safety, and weather alerts.

A first violation of the new texting while driving law won’t be a moving violation. It’s punishable by a fine of $30 plus court costs and fees upon a conviction for a first violation. Your second violation within five years of the first violation becomes a moving violation and the fine doubles. In either case, you will receive three points on your driver’s license.

School and Work Zones

The prohibition on texting while driving in school and work zones will be enforced beginning October 1, 2019. Law enforcement will issue warning tickets until January 1, 2020. Only South Dakota, Nebraska, and Ohio remain states where texting while driving is still a secondary offense. Yet, Missouri prohibits texting while driving by anybody under 21 years of age. Although, texting while driving remains perfectly legal in Montana.

CONTACTE A UN ABOGADO DE MULTAS DE TRÁFICO EN TAMPA

RHINO Lawyers puede ayudar y guiarlo a través de un sistema moldeado por las fuerzas del orden, jueces y abogados durante décadas. Habiendo ganado casos para nuestros clientes en circunstancias similares, nuestro equipo de defensa penal sabe lo que se necesita para luchar en tu nombre.

Permitir RHINO Lawyers responda a sus preguntas y revise los hechos de su caso con una consulta gratuita. Así que comience completando el “Evaluación de caso instantánea y gratuita”o llamándonos en cualquier momento, día o noche, al (844) RHINO-77.

Cargo por fraude de odómetro – Tampa FL

Both the federal government and the State of Florida have put laws in place that work to protect consumers from odometer fraud. Florida Statutes 319.35 makes it a third-degree felony to “knowingly tamper with, adjust, alter, set back, disconnect or fail to connect” an odometer of a motor vehicle so as to show a lower number of miles than the motor vehicle has actually been driven. A conviction for odometer fraud carries up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Here’s how odometer fraud hurts people as used car buyers:

• Payment of increased sales tax as a result of the inflated price.
• Higher insurance premiums as a result of lower mileage.
• More frequent maintenance and repair costs.
• Reduced vehicle safety for the driver and passengers.

The Prosecution Has the Burden of Proving You Guilty

Tampa is one of the hotbeds of Florida odometer fraud. Our experienced and effective Tampa equipo de defensa penal knows the issues that prosecutors face when they try to prove tampering with a vehicle’s odometer. Remember that you’re presumed innocent. The prosecution has the burden of proving you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Over the years, we’ve been able to raise countless reasonable doubts on behalf of our clients.

Don’t Give a Statement or Confession

Even innocent victims of odometer fraud can have allegations of odometer fraud raised against them when they go to sell that same vehicle a year or two later. Both buyers and sellers must be very careful. If you’re arrested for odometer fraud, the worst thing that you could do would be to give the police any type of a statement or confession. The prosecution will use it to try and prove you guilty.

Protect your rights by invoking them. You have the right to remain silent, so exercise it by not giving the police any information that they’re seeking other than your identity, birth date, and address. You also have the right to an attorney. Exercise that right immediately by calling us after any arrest for odometer tampering in or around Tampa. We know what we’re doing, and we can take it from there.

Multas ilegales por placas en Tampa, FL

Que la policía detenga a alguien por una placa ilegal suele ser un pretexto para una breve investigación del conductor con el fin de evaluar si podría estar bajo la influencia del alcohol, las drogas o ambos. Incluso si un conductor no ha consumido alcohol, o si no ha cometido ninguna infracción de tránsito desde que un oficial de policía comenzó a observar su vehículo, cualquier parada de tráfico es algo más que una simple molestia.

Intercambio de etiquetas o pegatinas

En los casos que involucran placas ilegales, puede haber una violación de la letra de la ley. Luego está el área gris que involucra el espíritu de la ley y las observaciones subjetivas del oficial de policía que realizó la parada de tráfico. Estatutos de Florida 320.261 considera delito cuando “cualquier persona coloque a sabiendas en cualquier vehículo motorizado o casa rodante una placa de matrícula, o coloque a sabiendas una calcomanía de validación o una calcomanía de casa rodante en una placa de matrícula, si dicha placa o calcomanía no ha sido emitida, asignada o transferida legalmente a dicho vehículo, será culpable de un delito menor de segundo grado…”. Un delito menor de segundo grado en Florida se castiga con hasta 60 días de cárcel y una multa que no exceda los $500.

Problema de condena por etiqueta ilegal

Aunque es poco probable que se imponga una pena máxima, una condena por etiqueta ilegal daría lugar a un récord criminal permanente. Ese registro puede interferir con oportunidades laborales, educativas y de vivienda. Defensas para sección 320.261 existen. Por lo tanto, contáctenos si se le acusa de una infracción ilegal de etiquetas del estatuto, especialmente si espera tener una verificación de antecedentes próximamente.

Violaciones sin saberlo y ser inculpado

Prácticamente todo el mundo tiene marcos alrededor de sus placas. Estos pueden anunciar la concesionaria donde compraste tu auto o mostrar logotipos de equipos deportivos o mensajes. Algunos de ellos incluso tienen cubiertas transparentes o ligeramente entintadas que van sobre las placas. Estatuto de Florida 316.605(1) establece que no se debe colocar nada sobre la placa que impida que esta sea clara y legible. Eso incluye también tu estampa o calcomanía. Lo que puede ser claro y legible para un oficial de policía puede no serlo para el siguiente oficial. Ahí es cuando entramos en el espíritu de la ley y la subjetividad de un oficial de policía. Es posible que un juez esté o no de acuerdo con un oficial.

¿Arrestado por intercambiar placas o calcomanías en un vehículo? Contacte RHINO Lawyers. Nuestro equipo de defensa penal Se puede conseguir mucho más que 60 días, $500 y una condena penal. En el caso de un cargo por el marco de la placa, tienes muchas posibilidades de que el juez desestime el caso si te representamos.